Europe
  • Spread of Islam causes hatred and fear throughout Christian Europe
  • Christianity, main religious factor throughout Europe civilization
  • Europe practised strongly in the spread of new religious beliefs
  • Muslims spread through Islam creating ‘ cultural fusion” which later aided Europe and American history
  • Muslim and Jewish science helps Europe intellectual life
  • Muslim writers who interacted with Europeans viewed them as “ tragically backward” due to their lack of advances and manners
  • Founder of Carolingian Charles Martel was responsible for defeating Muslims in the battle of Tours in 732 pushing them to Spain “preserving” Christianity throughout Europe ( Used their exhaustion and overextended invasion force to win)
  • Christian states attack Spain peninsula aiming at Muslim government during the 10th Century
  • Full expulsion of Muslim leaders/rulers by 1492
  • Attack of Islam during the expansion move against Muslim control of the Holy Land by Pope Urban II

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This image symbolizes the good ( king Richard ) and the bad (Saladin) of the 2 religions Christianity and Muslims. Also in the times of war between the two it helped state who exactly felt were to come out victorious.
  • Ottoman Turks (muslim) conquer by 14th and 15th century ruling for 7 centuries creating Muslim minority by bringing in Sufis and forcing conversion ( Christians hold strong)
  • After the decline of the Ottoman empire Muslims still held around 20% of the region although hostilities were expanding